Introduction to Sociological Theory: Theorists, Concepts, and Their Applicability to the Twenty-First Century

Michele Dillon

ISBN 10: 1405170026 / ISBN 13: 9781405170024

Verlag: Blackwell Pub, 2009

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Combining carefully chosen primary quotes with extensive discussion and everyday illustrative examples, this book provides an in-depth introduction to classical and contemporary theory.

• Uses a wide range of newspaper examples to illustrate the relevance to sociological theory
• Contains excerpts from theorists’ primary texts
• Includes chapter-specific glossaries of all theoretical concepts discussed in the book
• Short biographies and historical timelines of significant events provide context to various theorists’ ideas
• Incorporates a range of pedagogical features
• Supporting website includes multiple choice and essay questions, PowerPoint slides, a quotation bank, and other background materials

Visit www.wiley.com/go/dillon for additional student and instructor resources.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: Michele Dillon is professor of sociology at the University of New Hampshire and has many years of experience teaching sociological theory to undergraduate and graduate students. Her previous publications includeCatholic Identity: Balancing Reason, Faith, and Power (1999), Debating Divorce:Moral Conflict in Ireland (1993), Handbook of the Sociology of Religion (ed.) (2003), andIn the Course of a Lifetime: Tracing Religious Belief, Practice, and Change (with Paul Wink)( 2007).

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Titel: Introduction to Sociological Theory: ...
Verlag: Blackwell Pub
Erscheinungsdatum: 2009
Einband: Paperback
Zustand: Good
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